🍀 Love of the Irish: 17 movies for St. Patrick's Day!

St. Paddy's Day is right around the corner! To celebrate, we've compiled a list of 17 Irish-themed films for your enjoyment.

Once (2007)

Starring: Glen Hansard, Marketa Irglova

Description:A modern-day musical about a busker and an immigrant and their eventful week in Dublin, as they write, rehearse and record songs that tell their love story.

The Quiet Man (1952)

Starring: John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald.

Description:A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love.

The Committments (1991)

Starring: Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball

Description: When Jimmy Rabbitte wants to start a band, he has open auditions at his house.

The Departed (2006)

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson

Description: An undercover cop and a mole in the police attempt to identify each other while infiltrating an Irish gang in South Boston.

Far and Away (1992)

Starring: Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman

Description: A young Irish couple flee to the States, but subsequently struggle to obtain land and prosper freely.

Leap Year (2010)

Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode

Description:Anna Brady plans to travel to Dublin, Ireland to propose marriage to her boyfriend Jeremy on Leap Day, because, according to Irish tradition, a man who receives a marriage proposal on a leap day must accept it.

The Devil's Own (1997)

Starring: Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt

Description: A police officer uncovers the real identity of his house-guest, an Irish Republican Army terrorist in hiding.

Leprechaun (1993)

Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Warwick Davis

Description: An evil, sadistic Leprechaun goes on a killing rampage in search of his beloved pot of gold.

Sing Street (2016)

Starring: Ferdia Walsh-Peelo, Kelly Thornton

Description: A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.

P.S. I Love You (2007)

Starring: Gerard Butler, Hilary Swank

Description:When Gerry, the husband of Holly Kennedy, dies from an illness, she loses the love of her life. Knowing how hard Holly will take his death, Gerry plans ahead. Beginning on her 30th birthday, she receives the first in a series of letters written by him, designed to ease her grief and encourage her to move forward to a new life.

The Crying Game (1992)

Starring: Forest Whitaker, Miranda Richardson

Description:A British soldier kidnapped by IRA terrorists soon befriends one of his captors, who then becomes drawn into the soldier's world.

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Starring: Evan McGuire, Brendan Gleeson

Description: A young boy named Brendan has the opportunity to save his city after encountering a master illuminator with a magic book.

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Ondine (2011)

Starring: Colin Farrell, Alicja, Bachleda

Description: When an Irish fisherman finds a mysterious woman in his fishing net, his daughter believes she may be an ancient, mythological creature.

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Finian's Rainbow (1968)

Starring: Fred Astaire, Petula Clark

Description: A magical piece of gold changes the lives of two Irish immigrants, and their newfound community.

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The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)

Starring: Cillian Murphy, Padraic Delaney

Description: Two Irish brothers take up arms in the fight for Irish independence.

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